The Last Of Us confirmed for May 7

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Sony has announced that PlayStation 3 exclusive The Last Of Us, from the creators of Uncharted, will be out in May – increasing speculation of a Christmas 2013 release for the PlayStation 4.

Last week there were some not-too-convincing rumours that The Last Of Us was going to be released in the spring, which was much earlier than many had previously assumed. U.S. giant Walmart had originally indicated a spring release, before changing its mind and listing it as November.

And yet at the VGAs the game’s release date was officially confirmed as May 7. That’s a Tuesday but there’s good chance that will be the date in the UK as well, as it’s a big enough title that Sony will probably be going for a simultaneous worldwide launch.

A new trailer also debuted at the VGAs and although it’s likely to be released as a standard YouTube video by Sony next week we’re afraid you’ll have to sit through another of these terrible Spike TV videos until then (this one starts at the 2:30 mark).

Although the game does look amazing it also raises the prospect again of what Sony is planning for Christmas 2013. If it’s not The Last Of Us, as previously assumed, is it the PlayStation 4?

The only other major PlayStation 3 exclusives without a release date are Heavy Rain follow-up Beyond: Twin Souls, which has been implied to be out in the middle of the year, and The Last Guardian, whose development has been so troubled we’re dubious as to whether it even is a PlayStation 3 game anymore.

Obviously Sony could announce plenty of new games between now and next Christmas, but suddenly the odds of the PlayStation 4 being out for Christmas 2013 have risen considerably…